Dairy Management is a farmer's consortium set up to aggressively advertise, promote, and support the selling of dairy products to Americans.  Supposedly independent, it seems to be a marketing creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  According to the New York Times, Dairy Management came to the rescue of Domino's Pizza, encouraging them to use more cheese on their pizzas.  It worked - people gobbled up pizzas which now contain the daily saturated fat allowance several times over.  Highly motivated in their promotion efforts, Dairy Management attempted to show how dairy products could be used for weight loss.  The campaign ended when studies failed to show any correlation between weight loss and the consumption of dairy products.

Since Americans already consume 33 lbs. of cheese per person per year, and cheese is the biggest source of saturated fat in the American diet, it hardly makes sense for any consortium to tell people to eat more of what they already eat too much of.

The New York Times article can be read here.

                                                                                         

 

 

The T. Colin Campbell Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of our new plant-based social network!  Connect with others through discussion boards, real-time chats, post photos and videos, as well as update your status (integrates with Twitter).  Join groups and share recipes, have discussions about common questions, blog about a plant-based diet or follow our featured bloggers!  We are pleased to share this site as a resource for support, information, and connection around plant-based nutrition.

 

It is 100% free of charge, a profile image and an email address is all you need to be in contact with others interested in plant-based nutrition. 

 

Visit www.tcolincampbell.org and click on the TCCF Social Network to sign up! 

                                                                                             

 

 

John McDougall, M.D., hopes his patients won't return to see him.  While that sounds quite radical, it isn't so strange when you think about it.  Dr. McDougall has developed, through his books, website, private practice and 10-day retreats, a program that has helped many people reverse chronic illnesses and regain their health through a low-fat vegetarian diet. 

 

John McDougall suffered a stroke while still in his teens, due, he now believes, from a diet high in meat and fat.  Medical school did little to help him see the connection between diet and heart disease; it was not until he moved to Hawaii and observed the mostly plant-based, low fat diets of the natives that the idea for the McDougall Program began to take form.   

 

For more information about Dr. McDougall and his program, visit his website, www.drmcdougall.com . 

                                                                                         

 

Upcoming Conferences
East Coast: The Kushi Institute's Macrobiotic Summer Conference, August 4-8, 2011 

Join me at the Kushi Institute's Annual Macrobiotic Summer Conference, to be held this year at the Dolce Executive Conference Center in Palisades, New York.  For more information please call 1-413-623-5741, ext. 111.  Or visit  www.kushiconference.org.

West Coast: Northwest Veg, Portland, Oregon September 16, 2011 

Enhancing Health with Plant-Based Nutrition

This is the second annual conference, showcasing the benefits of plant-based nutrition in conjunction with clinical nutrition.  Neal Barnard is the main keynote speaker amongst a handful of prominent nutritionists.  Visit the website for more info: http://nwveg.org/health_conference.